Where does “nourish” come from?
Nourish comes from Middle English norischen, meaning to feed or sustain.
nourish (English): A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply...
Definitions
- A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply...
Ancestry of “nourish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | norischen | To nourish; to provide with food or nourishment;... |
| 2 | Old French | norrir | to feed; to nourish |
| 3 | Latin | nūtriō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
Words derived from “nourish”